Leyla Surname
Approximately 9,764 people bear this surname
Leyla Surname User-submission:
The Leyla surname means 'night', 'dark beauty'.
Leyla Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 8,532 | 1:11,433 | 1,698 |
| Iran | 431 | 1:178,150 | 14,875 |
| Turkey | 247 | 1:315,066 | 20,403 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Indonesia | 106 | 1:1,247,634 | 87,669 |
| Burkina Faso | 68 | 1:269,884 | 5,074 |
| United States | 23 | 1:15,759,084 | 542,937 |
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| Kenya | 17 | 1:2,716,465 | 37,471 |
| Niger | 15 | 1:1,279,468 | 26,841 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Azerbaijan | 7 | 1:1,378,446 | 18,562 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Eritrea | 4 | 1:1,187,975 | 480 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Leyla (399,840) may also be a first name.
Leyla Surname Meaning
Leyla Demographics
Leyla Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Leyla Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leyla Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Leyla (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻴﻠﻰ) is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Leyla? popularity and diffusion
The surname Leyla is the 52,408th most frequently occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 746,369 people. The surname Leyla is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Leyla live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Leyla is also the 2,582nd most numerous first name worldwide, held by 399,840 people.
The surname Leyla is most common in Ethiopia, where it is held by 8,532 people, or 1 in 11,433. Beside Ethiopia it exists in 57 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 4 percent live and Turkey, where 3 percent live.
Leyla Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Leyla surname is chiefly Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.
The amount Leyla earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 16.52% less than the national average, earning $18,951,900 COP per year and in United States they earn 50.49% less than the national average, earning $21,365 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Leyla Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leyla in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻟﻴﻠﻰ | lyly | 70.73 |
| ﻟﻴﻠﻲ | lyly | 19.51 |
| ﻟﻴﻼ | lyla | 2.44 |
| ﻟﻴﻠﻪ | lylh | 1.22 |
| ﺍﻟﻴﻠﻰ | alyly | 1.22 |
| ﺍﻟﻴﻠﻪ | alylh | 1.22 |
| ﺍﻟﻴﻠﺔ | alylt | 1.22 |
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